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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1941
Page
3
A study of 236 Iowa farm families by Dorothy Simmons shows 1940 spending rose 50 percent on house and furnishings as incomes grew by about 100 dollars per family. Food totals led the budget at 243 dollars in groceries, with refrigerators common.
East part of the state shows potential shift in crops with more small grain planted this season. Oats feed scarce in late winter and straw limited. Northern regions may convert oats and killed meadows to corn or soybeans, while southern grass losses push adjustments.
The article notes the number of children in the family and provides a concise account summary of household details.
Special to The Gazette, Clermont: Fifteen milk cows averaged $81 a head at the William Schall estate farm sale five miles west of Clermont. About 1,500 attended as 114 head of livestock were sold. Horses topped at $130 for a 3 year old mare, a Shorthorn herd sire brought $166, a 4 year old sire $127, hogs and sheep also topped, corn at 50 42 cents a bushel, total sale around 37 006 dollars.
The Fayette county farm will host a phosphate test plot this spring in cooperation with Iowa State College soils department. County Agent Paul McElroy announced a second test plot will be set up on the G D Grimes farm in Union township. The plots will study phosphate types and amounts on Carrington loam and Fayette silt loam, and an oat variety test with nine varieties will also be established at the county farm.
Iowa crop reporter Charles D. Reed reports an intended rise in corn acreage as growers may plant about 39 percent more than 1941 allotments under the AAA program. Farmers not staying within original allotments lose corn parity payments and loans. Much of the oats acreage has been seeded in southern counties, with central areas starting and northern districts slowed by wet soil and excessive moisture hindering field work.
Walker Springfield area reports spring field work more than two weeks late. Farmers sow oats earlier this week with some sowing on sandy soil finished, but many fields still hold wet spots. Roads are passable but in poor shape. A good rain is expected to help settle the ground.
Special to The Gazette notes much of the area’s seeding is complete and other field work is underway. Gardens have been planted and soil moisture is reported ample with ground in excellent condition.
The latest weather and crop report from A. E. Anderson, state federal crop statistician, notes spring planting is delayed in northeast and east central Nebraska due to continued rain. Elsewhere planting is advancing and nearing completion in the southwest, southeast, and south central regions, with shortages of farm labor reported in more than half the counties where planting is underway.
Jay Stookey a Cedar Rapids area farmer sold yearling Shorthorn steers and heifers of his own raising in Chicago. Steers averaged 805 pounds at 11 cents a pound while heifers averaged 850 pounds at 10 cents a pound. A safety note warns to engage tractor clutches gently when climbing hills or pulling from ditches.
A Tuesday demonstration on J. W. Campbell farm five miles south of Tiffin showed Dean Bryant planting an ash seedling with neighbor Dick Black assisting. Guy W Ramsey Ames extension forester and E D Gardner Iowa City Johnson County agent led the shelterbelt planting, using 250 nea at 3 per thousand, 250 mulberry at 3 per thousand, and 100 Colorado blue spruce at 5 cents each, with seedlings from the Ames government nursery. Ramsey and Rex Conn planned similar plantings Wednesday in Linn county at Leonard Whitney farm, Irvin Scott farm, and G M Booth farm near Cedar Rapids.
Mrs Raymond Sayre of Ackworth Iowa Farm Bureau will be principal speaker at Tama County Women's Home Project Achievement Day in Toledo on April 25. The event includes morning music tests, a recognition service for county leaders, and speeches by Asa Thomas Russell Winders Doris McCreary and Mrs Chancey Allard. Exhibits cover home furnishings topics with sub projects on indoor plant growing and health exhibits.
Earl G Maxwell state extension officer announced the Clarke McNary tree seedlings shipment will reach Nebraska farmers next week. He said the planting season was the best in the last ten years with nearly 900000 seedlings involved.
County Agent Paul E. McElroy announced a Fayette county series of poultry clinics on April 23. Dr Alva Howard and Dr G B Senior, federal veterinarians, will conduct two meetings each at Oelwein city hall and Fayette MWA hall at 2 p m and at Elgin and Sumner city halls at 8 p m. B W Patsey cooperates with local hatcheries and poultry stations, in cooperation with the state department of agriculture, Ames extension service and the county Farm Bureau.
An advertisement urges mothers to educate daughters on feminine hygiene, warning against harmful acidic douches and promoting Zonite as a safe germ killer. It promises a free booklet titled Feminine Hygiene Today and offers to send it postpaid in plain wrapper from Zonite Products Corp.
The USDA Foreign Crops and Markets reports Argentina's 1940-41 corn crop at 417,299,000 bushels, up from 1939-40 and above the 1934-39 average. Planted area is 15,067,000 acres, 15 percent smaller than last year, with favorable moisture and a higher yield per cultivated acre. The season ends with about 200,000,000 bushels carried over, domestic use around 95,000,000, and an exportable surplus over 500,000,000 for 1941-42. The government fixed price of 475 pesos per 100 kilograms for export quality corn applies to purchases by the Argentine Grain Board, with initial farmer payments near 80 percent of the fixed price.
A quiet rural scene of faith and fellowship contrasts tractors in war time. Villagers travel muddy roads with wagon and team or tractor to worship, sing hymns, and seek to serve neighbors and God with sincere hearts. Abiding peace pervades the verses.
Argentina’s exports of corn for Apri March 1940 41 dropped to the lowest level since World War I sales with only about 60 million bushels leaving the country versus 133 million the prior season. With European markets shut and UK feed imports reduced prospects for the current season look dim.
Floyd Parks Ames extension soils specialist will lead contour line demonstrations for strip cropping and contour planting in Fayette counties. In Center township on April 21 at 9 am at J F Ingels farm, then April 24 at 1 30 pm near Oelwein at Donald T Day farm, and April 24 at 9 am at Wilder Mattocks farm near Wadena.
County agent INDEPENDENCE Dale Irwin announced contouring demonstrations in Buchanan County on April 22 and 23. Floyd Parks Ames soil conservationist will assist with two sessions: April 22 at 1 pm on the Funk Meisner farm in Newton township and April 23 at 5:30 am on the Ben Richardson farm in Westburg township.
The U S Department of Agriculture office in Kansas City says grass and grain pastures are growing rapidly with good grazing in many areas reducing dry roughage needs. Pastures are better than average nationwide with April 1 conditions near 77 percent of normal, aided by mild spring weather. In western ranges old feed remains ample while new grass starts well. Plains states show better than last year, especially Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, despite cool spells. dehydration plants began alfalfa processing in southern Oklahoma, with costs around four dollars a ton and first fields yielding about two thirds of a ton per acre.
Arnold Olsen near West Branch yields about 900 bushels of Vangund nuts and sells seed. Wilefred Crabb of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service notes civets prey on rats and mice, with economic implications for poultry areas. Scentt McMahon of Wes Libety feeds 146 heavy steers and 30 sows, maintaining a Guernsey herd of 20 cows. Oxley brothers and Marion 4 H Club boys breed Holstein cattle and feed a Hereford calf for club shows. Cattle in the Jersey Hotel at Woodacres west of Marion attract attention. Wood pursues pigeon and bantam chicken hobbies. The Peoples Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids offers corn financing to farmers.
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